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Did you know that 2018 will be the European Year of Cultural Heritage? Find out more about this and how the vocational education and training sector can contribute to it, from embroidery in Cyprus to restoration work in Slovakia.

STEPS is a EU-CoE Joint pilot project which aims to build and strengthen community cohesion and to promote trust, dialogue and mutual understanding across diverse societies, through the participatory heritage-based action plans. The cities of Lisbon (Portugal) and Rijeka (Croatia) have been chosen to pilot the process through a call open to all the cities of the Intercultural Cities network from the EU28 countries.

The reports looks at how arts and culture can bring people together and increase their participation in society. The report provides recommendations for culutral policymakers and for cultural organisations structured around three key themes: empowerment, intersectoral and evaluation.

The 2016 Joint Communication "Towards an EU strategy for international cultural relations" called relevant EU stakeholders at all levels to join forces to ensure synergies in advancing cultural cooperation outside the EU.